Combined credenza and table



Sept. 5, 1950 M. c. SIMONOWITZ NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OF NAME M. c. SIMON COMBINED CREDENZA AND TABLE 2 Shuts-Sheet 1 Filed June 25, 1946 INYENTDR MAKE Emmnm'rz ATTU Sept. 5, 1950 M. c. SIMONOWITZ NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OF NAME M. C. SIMON COMBINED CREDENZA AND TABLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 25, 1946 Patented Sept. 5, 1950 2,521,547 COMBINED CREDENZAI ND TABLE Max' Simonowitz, Jamaica,N. Y.';"now by-judi 1 ciai change of name'Max C. Simon Application Junezs, 194e, team; 679L301.

Claims (Cl. 312- 162) This invention relates to a combined credenza and table and more particularly to the means for transporting the table into and out of -'the credenza. I

Furthermore it makes possible the'c'ombinin'g of, and storing out of sight of two or more 001- lapsible tables. These tables are so rigidly constructed that when opened they can be used for dining or entertaining purposes as needed; while, when folded they fit conveniently within a piece of furniture, such as a credenza, breakfront, secretary or other similar article. These tables may be removed and used together or separately as desired. I I U With the present homes there is a tendency to omit the dining room'from the floor plans whereby to afford to the house more living space,

With such homes some means must be provided to afford a dining table at times when; guests are to be servedor entertained. Later the table can be removed from the space in order to provide the desired added living quarters. Accordingly, a credenza adapted to house these tables whennot in use makes a welcome piece of. furniture for any living room. But unless some means are provided so that these hea'vy'ta bles might easily be transported and moved in and out of the credenzathe arrangement-{wouldbe practically useless to the housewife whose husband was not available. To overcome such'obstacles the present invention supports: these tables on rollersso that anyonecan se up, move and store them when not in use;

Accordingly, it is the main object ofthepresent invention to provide a 'credenza and table for a household not havingla dining room'which is so constructed that itconsumes'littlef space and such that the tables can be easily remove from and inserted into the credenza; 2 l It is another object: of the invention-to-so construct the tables that are used with the credenza that even though theyhave the folded legs much like those of an ordinary card table, theywill -,berigid enough whenthetable is ,upright to give the table rigidity, comparablegto that-of a dining table. Because ofthe present construction these tables maybe made with a height of thirty incheswhich is a more comfortable eating height than thepresent card table. r ,According to the invention, there is assembled with'the table that is adapted to be stnred within the credenza, roller means, onfo'ne oii its edges such asto supportthe table when onedge, and serve as a means,by whichflthe tahle can easily be transported" into" and'out of "the v crdenZa' In order thatthe tables can be ported upon the rollers while in thec redenza',. there is provideda' spring bearing means ada'p ed to automatically come into playand he co ta'cted by the tableedge as itis'rolled mania cr'edenzal. 'I'he rollers canbe permanently re,- tain'ed bythe tableedge or be a part of a lew; rable dolly upon'which the table edge can be rested. Y When the rollers' are' permanently retained 'byj the table-edge, the rollers are preferably'put on an inner face of a small door adaptedto' be;

hinged, out of the tableedge to present the roll-f ers at timeswhen theyare tohe used and into the openings when'not in'use, To further facilitate the transportation -of the tables, the 'l'm'ttoin"of the credenza is provided with ramp means'o've'rj which t'he rollers maybe passed. In'order to provide added rigidity [to' 'the table' when "set up, a guide plate portion is pro? vided on the hinge'br'a'cket" to cooperate with the side of a'leg to prevent: it from tilting in a'pla'ne' tran's'verse'to the plane in which it 'is pivoted in moving to and from its upright position.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereofl'refer ence WiIl'he had to the follov'vin'g description and accompanying drawings, and to 'the fap'pe'nded claims in which the various novelfeaturesof the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawingforminga ma terial part of this disclosure: f Fig. '1 is' a perspective view of the combined credenza and table'lo'oking down. upon. the top, from the closed front and one end thereof. ,7

Fig. 2 is a perspective view taken from the, same angle but with thedoors openedto expose the tables. 7 H .Fig. 3 is a fragmentarydetail view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direc: tion, of the arrowsthereof, the detail being rna'de to illustrate the spring device for retaining'the tablesQin' an uprightpositionwithin the credenza. .Fig. 4 isla perspective view looking down upon the'top and at two sides of one of the tables of which the legs have been opened up withjthe table, upright and resting on them. 'Fig. 5 is ,a view looking into the bottom of the table while the table isstill on edge and sup: ported on its rollers with the legs stillsfolded into'thebottomof the'table. fIIFig, 6 is anenlargedfragmentary perspective view looking, down upon one corner'offihetable and showing.- .the means \for securing andconcealing the "rollers on which the table is supported when on edge which serves to roll the table into and out of the credenza.

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but with the roller pivoted out of the table and in position to support the table edge.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view with the table upside down and looking into the bottom and at the device for hinging and retaining a leg of the table.

Fig. 9 is a perspective View of a combination hinge part and bracket for preventing the leg of the table from tilting. V

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the credenza with the doors open but showing a modified ramp means over which the tables are,

Referring now toFigs. 1-7, a credenza; lis.

shown havinga top I 6-,a bottom I 1', ends l8 and a back 18. The top, bottom-,jand' back. extendrlatere ally beyond the ends IE to provide for spacedcorner shelves 2 I- This credenzawill be located in a room, backed up to a wall and will provided-n addition to a means forhousing tables and=the like, an ornamental piece having utility and -a. large supporting area. The front of the credenzahas in it two doors 22 and. 23, adaptedto bev swung. outwardly from the center'a-ndzcompletely free of the opening which they close to allowfor the easy removal and insertion of; the tables..-

Each door has a knob 24 which may be grabbed to efl'ect their opening movement and except for the knobs, this is allthe mechanism which will appear on the credenza front. The doors'in their: open position are shown in Fig. 2 and it. will be noted that the rear faces of these doors may have Shelves, 25. or large pocket pieces. 26 for containingcellarettes and liquor bottleS, game boards. game cards, game boxes and the like. A'SXIapFZIT-I on each door serveszt-o retain: the doorin-itsclesed position. When the doors are opened as shown-in Fig. 2, the tablesv 28 are exposed and access-is easily made to them. g

A cellarette, holding means for glasses and liquor bottles, a fold-away bar,.or any other additional feature may be installed on the inner-faces of doors22 and 23 if desired. g

Referring now particularly toFigs. 4-6. descrim tion will be, made to the table 28 itself and how it is constructed to facilitate its transfer to and from and withinthe credenza.

These tables may be bulky and have considerablev weight, if they are in the nature of .3. dining room table and thus in order to easily transport themthey have-rollers 31 on which they can be. supported. The table 28. has aftojp 32,. side edges 33, and folding legs. 34. On one. of the side edges. there is: provided openings 35 and 36 out of which can be swung small doors 3.1 containing on their inner faces the rollers 3L These doors are hinged. as indicated at 3.8 at an intermediate. distance between the sides, of the openings. The door 31 when it is closed. will lie to the right ofthe hinge and the, rollers, will be concealed within the side of the table. A snap 39 will retain the door in this position.

When it is desired to put therollersinto-us'e 4 i the door 31 is released from the snap 39 and is swung outwardly so that the roller 3| carried by brackets 4| on the back face of the door will be exposed. The door itself will become seated again in the opening 35 or 36 but at the opposite side of the hinge 38. A snap similar to the snap 39 is provided for holding the door in the new position with the roller exposed.

It will be noted as the table is upright and on edge as Viewed in Fig. 5, that the same can be readily rolled over the floor surface to any point I in the room or be returned to the credenza to be again stored within the same.

As viewed in Fig. 2, it will be noted that slides or grooves 43 are provided over which the rollers 'may he slid. These grooves have vertical side walls 45. The bottom of the grooves 43 is inclined downwardly to, in effect, provide a slide or a ramp for elevating the table upon being rolled into the bottom I! of the credenza. Once the table is in place, it is retained against lateral displacement or tilting by a spring biased strip 46 engaging the vertical edges of the table. (Figs. 2 and 3). edges ofthetable .by a plurality ofsprings 41.

There is preferably one of the spring biasing are rangements; at each side of the credenza. The-- springs are supported frombase plates forming a. part-of the device and serving as a means to which itcan be fastened to the end of thecredenza as by screws or other such means.

The tables, and preferably two areprovidecl, may be used singly or in combination when a large dining surface is desired.

Referring to Figs. 5, 8 and 9, it will be noted that the legs 34 fold downwardlyand are coextensive with the respective sides 33 of the table. They are retained in their upright position by afoldablehracket 5t. the table-is a: hinge plate 52 fastened-to the under surface of the table top by screws 53 and having journaled bearings. 54 with which a pin can secure a hinge plate 55 on the leg 34 to the plate 52. This hinge plate 52 has a vertically extending wall 55. folded to provide at one end of the same a fastening plate portion 51' for renderingthe projection 56 more rigid by its attachment to-a side33 of the table. This, portion 56serves to prevent the leg 34 fromtilting. when in its upright position. I

lnstead of having the inclined grooves or ramp "within the bottom I"! of the credenza. a ramp 6| hinged to the front edge'of the bottom as indicated-at. 62. (Figs. 10 and 11) may be folded down to assume the dot and dash line position indicated at 63 (Fig. 11). With the ramp hinged out of thecredenza and rested on the floor, means is provided over which the table rollers can readily be transported. No lifting of the table is necessary to position the same within the credenza. It can be nicely rolled up the ramp and into place within the credenza without any lifting whatsoever.

It is not necessary that the rollersbe fashioned into Oneedgeof'the table, a dolly arrangement 65 such as shown in Fig. 12 may be used. This arrangement has three upright portions 56, 61. and 68 fastened at their bottoms to a base 69 in spaced relationship between which the edges of the tablecan be located and rested upon the bas e 69 Beneath the baseare fastened rollers [0. by which the tables and the dolly can be supported and transported. A handle 12. can. be

' f r ushed into thecredenza.

These strips 46 are urged towa1.d,;the,

Fittedinto. each corner of? It should now be apparent that there has been provided a simple arrangement for handling tables adapted to be contained within a credenza. The tables as confined in the credenza occupy minimum space, are secured against displacement or tilting movement and at the same time have rollers which facilitate the locating of the table and its removal from the c'redenza.

It is to be understood that the credenza of the present construction may be substituted by a breakfront or secretary or other similar article of furniture.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A combined credenza and table comprising a framed credenza construction having a compartment and doors for opening and closing the front of the Credenza compartment and also having a bottom floor therein, tables adapted to fit within the credenza compartment while standing on edge, and roller means adapted to support the tables While on edge, whereby the removal from and insertion of the table into the com partment and over the credenza bottom is facilitated, and ramp means associated with the bottom of the credenza to facilitate the passage of the rollers out of and into the bottom of the credenza, said ramp means including grooves fashioned in an inclined manner in the bottom of the credenza and inclining downwardly toward the front edge.

2. A combined credenza and table comprising a framed credenza construction having a compartment and doors for opening and closing the front of the credenza compartment and also having a bottom floor therein, tables adapted to fit within the credenza while standing on edge, and roller means adapted to support the tables while on edge, whereby the removal from and insertion of the table into and over the credenza bottom is facilitated, and ramp means associated with the bottom of the credenza to facilitate the passage of the rollers out of and into the bottom of the credenza, said ramp means including a plate hinged downwardly out of the credenza bottom and adapted to be pivoted into the credenza at times when the doors of the credenza are to be closed and adapted to be pivoted out of the credenza for use as a ramp over which the table rollers can be passed at times when the tables are to be removed from or inserted into the credenza.

3. A combined credenza and table comprising a framed credenza construction having a compartment and doors for opening and closing the front of the credenza compartment and also having a bottom floor therein, tables adapted to fit within the credenza while standing on edge, and roller means adapted to support the tables while on edge, whereby the removal from and insertion of the table into and over the credenza bottom is facilitated, said roller means for the table arranged in the form of a dolly having spaced vertical sides between which the table may be disposed and retained.

4. A combined credenza and table comprising a framed credenza construction having a compartment and doors for opening and closing the front of the credenza compartment and also having a bottom floor therein, tables adapted to fit within the credenza while standing on edge, and roller means adapted to support the tables while on edge, whereby the removal from and insertion of the table into and over the credenza bottom is facilitated, said table having a top surface and depending side surface edges, said edges having openings into which small doors are fitted, rollers carried on the rear of the doors and such that they may be exposed for use by rotating the door outwardly and to the opposite side of the opening where it is retained in such fashion that the rollers are utilizable to support the entire weight of the table when the table is turned onto its roller edge.

5. In a credenza having spaced end walls, a bottom wall and an open side forming a compartment for receiving tables having their tops disposed vertically with their legs folded fiat against their bottom faces and having rollers supporting the bottom edges of the vertically disposed tops for rolling the tables into the compartment, the combination of pivotally mounted doors normally closing the open sides of the compartment, ramp means for guiding the rollers onto the bottom wall of the compartment, elongated base plates mounted horizontally along the inside faces of the end walls above the bottom wall of the compartment, strips extended parallel to said base plates, and springs operating between the adjacent faces of said base plates and said strips holding the strips spaced a distance less than the width of the table tops, whereby when the doors are opened the tables may be rolled upon said ramp means and into said compartment and between the adjacent faces of said'strips spreading said strips against the action of said springs for retaining said table tops in their vertically disposed position parallel to each other.

MAX C. SIMONO-WITZ.

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